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The American Steamer "Savannah", the First Ocean Steamship

Forbes and Clark Collections Visualizing Maritime History Project

Side view ship portrait of the three-masted ocean steamer "Savannah", cut from Gleason's Pictoral Drawing-Room Companion. She flies a pennant with her name on the main mast and a US flag on the foremast. Title printed in lower margin. Portions of various fiction works printed on the verso.

Classification

ship portraits

Date Made

1854-01-02

Legal Status

PERMANENT COLLECTION

Major Collection

Hart Nautical

Maker

Gleason, Frederick

Materials

ink; paper

Measurements

6 1/4 in x 9 in

Place Made

United States: Boston

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